Christian Bryant’s stay in yesterday’s news cycle — the biggest news of his football career, that he was taken by the St. Louis Rams in seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft — was short-lived.

That’s because, moments later, the Rams picked Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL. While the focus in the media shifted quickly, that didn’t lessen the euphoria for Bryant. The former Ohio State safety, who missed the last nine games of his senior season after suffering a broken ankle, had gotten the call he wanted.

“I was ecstatic. It was crazy,” Bryant said by phone from his parents’ home in Cleveland. “I was sitting with my mom, my dad and my little brother, just chillin’ while we were flipping back and forth between a movie and the draft coverage.

“And then I got a call from the St. Louis Rams asking, ‘Do you want to be a St. Louis Ram?’ I responded, ‘Yeah, let’s make it happen.’ They put me on the phone with Coach (Jeff) Fisher, and he told me I was officially a St. Louis Ram. Words can’t adequately describe that feeling, man. It’s just a dream come true.”

He was the sixth and last Buckeye taken in the draft, and the second picked yesterday, joining center Corey Linsley, who had been chosen in the fifth round by the Green Bay Packers — “my childhood favorite team,” he said.

“I once dressed up as Brett Favre for Halloween” way back when, Linsley said, referring to the former Green Bay star quarterback. “I even had a cheesehead.”

Now, after starting the last 26 games at center for the Buckeyes, for whom he anchored one of the more prolific offenses in school history, he has a chance to play for the Packers.

“Just to see that caller ID show up as Green Bay, Wis., it’s just a dream come true,” Linsley said. “I couldn’t ask for a better experience.”

That could be multiplied by two for Bryant, whose college career came to an abrupt halt on the next-to-last defensive play against Wisconsin on Sept. 28. His dream of being an NFL draft pick took a big hit, too. The NCAA denied his medical hardship appeal for an extra year of college play. But the call came from the Rams, and, suddenly, his football career had new life.

Rooting for him was Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, who had trouble keeping his emotions in check the night the Bryant was injured, saying then, “I love that guy. Doggone it” and slapping the podium.

Last night, though, Meyer said his feeling was joy for Bryant.“It’s a big moment for a very deserving young man,” Meyer said. “I was worried whether the NFL would see his true value to a team (as a leader and hard worker). I’m very excited for CB and his family.”

Bryant, who has recovered from the injury, worked out for several teams on April 30 in which he proved he could run again. He said he is still working back into football shape. Meanwhile, when he reports to the Rams, he will join a group of rookies that will include Sam.

“I know he’s clearly a good player because he won the SEC defensive player of the year award last season,” Bryant said. “I don’t know what type of dude he is. I know we’re going to be rookies together, but I’m looking forward to meeting all the rookies.”